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A grand jury yesterday began investigating whether other laws were broken in the case of a
16-year-old girl a judge determined was raped by two high-school football players after an
alcohol-fueled party last summer.

One of the questions before the 14-person panel meeting in Steubenville is likely to be whether
adults such as coaches or school administrators knew about the rape allegation but failed to report
it.

School superintendent Mike McVey has previously acknowledged that he, other administrators and
football coach Reno Saccoccia were interviewed by investigators in the days leading up to the
players’ March trial.

Text messages introduced at trial indicated that Saccoccia might have known about the allegation
but didn’t report it. If true, that would violate state law requiring coaches and others to report
suspected abuse. Saccoccia has declined to comment, and the school board has declined to make him
available.

Investigators on Thursday searched Steubenville High School and the local school board
offices.

The Steubenville school board said in a statement on Thursday: “We have been from the beginning
and are continuing to fully cooperate with the authorities in this investigation.”

Investigators also searched Vestige Digital Investigations, a digital forensics storage company
in Medina. The firm’s connection to the case was unclear, and it denies it’s the subject of a
criminal investigation.

The owners of a home where a photo was taken of the Weirton, W.Va., girl being carried by the
two boys later convicted of raping her also have been interviewed by investigators.

The grand jury concluded its first day of secret work yesterday afternoon and was to resume
today. It will convene three to four days a week and hear from dozens of witnesses. Any charges
recommended by the panel are likely weeks away.